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Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the family Leiothrichidae. The name "hwamei" comes from the Chinese 画眉 (huà-méi) means "painted eyebrow" referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Leiothrichidae
Genus:
   Garrulax
Scientific:
  Garrulax canorus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.169

Protonym:
  [Turdus] Canorus

Type locality:
  Bengal and China ; type locality restricted to Amoy, Fukien, by Meinertzhagen, 1928, Ibis, p. 512.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/188/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  71D4A2090891D13C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-71D4A209

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/71D4A209


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178834

Geographic range:

  • Garrulax canorus canorus: east-central and southeastern China to northern Laos and central Vietnam; introduced to Taiwan (where interbreeds with Taiwan Hwamei) and Hawaiian Islands
  • Garrulax canorus owstoni: mountains of Hainan (southern China)
English:
Chinese Hwamei
Catalan:
xerraire musical
Czech:
sojkovec drozdovitý
Danish:
Sangskadedrossel
German:
Augenbrauenhäherling
Spanish:
Charlatán Canoro
Spanish (Spain):
Charlatán Canoro
Finnish:
laulunauruli
French:
Garrulaxe hoamy
Croatian:
sivotrbi drozdalj
Hungarian:
énekes álszajkó
Italian:
Hwamei
Japanese (romaji):
gabichou
Japanese:
ガビチョウ
Lithuanian:
Kininis rusvasis garulaksas
Dutch:
Witbrauwlijstergaai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brillelattertrast
Norwegian:
Brillelattertrost
Polish:
sójkowiec białooki
Portuguese:
Zaragateiro-da-china
Portuguese (Portugal):
charlatão-canoro
Russian:
Очковая кустарница
Slovak:
timáliovec spevavý
Serbian:
Kineski drozd smejač
Swedish:
kinesisk sångfnittertrast
Ukrainian:
Гуамея світлоока
Chinese:
画眉
Chinese (Traditional):
大陸畫眉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Garrulax [canorus or taewanus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: xerraire musical
Czech: sojkovec drozdovitý
Danish: Sangskadedrossel
German: Augenbrauenhäherling, China-Augenbrauenhäherling
English: Chinese Hwamei, Hwamei, Melodious laughing thrush, Melodious laughing-thrush
English, HBW: Chinese Hwamei
English (IOC): Chinese Hwamei
English (United States): Chinese Hwamei
Spanish: Charlatán Canoro, Tordo Jocoso Cantor
Spanish (Spain): Charlatán Canoro
Spanish (HBW): Chinese Hwamei
Estonian: hiina lauluvädrak
Finnish: laulunauruli, naurutimali
French: Garrulaxe hoamy
Croatian: sivotrbi drozdalj
Hungarian: énekes álszajkó
Italian: Garrulo canoro, Hwamei
Japanese (romaji): gabi-chō, gabichou, tairiku hoibii
Japanese: ガビチョウ, 大陸ホイビイ
Japanese (Kanji): 画眉鳥
Kazakh: көзілдірікті бұта торғайы
Kirghiz: алкак көз бадалчыл
Scientific: Garrulax canorus, Garrulax canorus canorus, Leucodioptron canorum, Turdus [] Canorus, Turdus Canorus
Lithuanian: Kininis rusvasis garulaksas
Latvian: Ķīnas vāvulis
Mongolian: алаг хөмсөгт шагшуурга, их алаг бялзуухай
Malay: Rimba Cina
Maltese: merill melodjus li jidħak
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): алаг хөмсөгт шагшуурга, их алаг бялзуухай
Dutch: Witbrauwlijstergaai, Witbrauw-lijstergaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brillelattertrast
Norwegian: Brillelattertrost
Polish: sójkowiec bialooki, sójkowiec białooki
Pinyin: dàlù huà-méi, huà-méi
Portuguese: Zaragateiro-da-china
Portuguese (Portugal): charlatão-canoro
Russian: Очковая кустарница, Очковая кустарница, хуамей
Slovak: timáliovec spevavý
Serbian: Kineski drozd smejač
Swedish: kinesisk sångfnittertrast, Sångfnittertrast
Turkish: Sürmeli gevezeardıç
Ukrainian: Гуамея світлоока
Vietnamese: Chim Họa mi, Họa mi
Chinese: 画眉
Chinese (Traditional): 中國畫眉, 大陸畫眉, 畫眉
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大陸畫眉
Chinese (Taiwan): 大陆画眉

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